In an unusual development, Jason Kidd and his former Nets shooting coach, Bob Thate, who works for Clippers, met before yesterday’s game for a half-hour to chat about his recent 3-point woes. It worked. Kidd was 3 of 5 from beyond the 3-point line, making three straight in the second quarter, and scored 11 points.

“I talked to him,’’ Kidd said. “He helped out a little bit of what I was doing wrong. I’ve known him for a long time.” His family. I’m happy he’s working. He just wanted to point out a couple of things just like any caddy would try to help you out.’’